Charitable activities Charities
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Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The Charity Of The Roman Union Of The Order Of St Ursula
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Facilities, Saving of lives, Social welfareGeneral charitable purposes, education and training, religious activities, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine reliefHelps: children / young people, elderly/old people, other charities / voluntary bodies, general public/mankindHow: provides human resources, provides buildings/ facilities./open space provides services, grants to organisationsWhere: England
The Women's Organisation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Education, HealthProviding accessible, quality and gender sensitive enterprise; employment, education, management development services to women. Supporting women in the improvement of health and wellbeing. Stimulating research to support women's economic development. Influencing policy to improve the position of women. Delivering gender friendly incubator and meeting spaces.Maintaining a sustainable organisation
International Federation Of Gynecology And Obstetrics
Charitable activities, HealthThe activiites include:organisation and administration of safe motherhood projects around the world, designed to reduce maternal mortality in low and middle resource countries;awarding of modest grants to societies involved in the organisation of national workshops on maternal mortality and safe motherhood ;organisation of international workshops and meetings; awarding of fellowships;
Yusuf Islam Foundation
Charitable activities, Facilities, Religion, Social welfareGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESEDUCATION/TRAININGCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTTHE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES ARTS/CULTURE/HERITAGE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALSGRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS ACTS AS AN UMBRELLA BODY PROVIDES BUILDINGS/FACILITIES/OPEN SPACE
The Caring Family Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe principal activity of the charity is to make grants for the benefit of children, their welfare, protection and care.
Mencap In Kirklees
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareThe provision of high quality support and advice to meet the needs of children, young people and adults with a learning disability. This includes support and advice to families and carers. The major areas of activity are : day services, residential services, community support, befriending and advocacy.
College For Higher Rabbinical Studies
Charitable activities, Education, ReligionProviding facilities to study Jewish law and ethics and making study grants to mature students at Tchabe Kollel.
Doncaster Performance Venue Limited
Charitable activities, LeisureEnhance the education of the public through provision, production, presentation and management of artistic and cultural events and activities; provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the purposes of improving the conditions of life.
Vhlt LTD
Charitable activities, ReligionThe charity gives grants to those in need of food shelter and medical assistance and other organisations involved in similar activities and gives grants to Orthodox Jewish religious and educational institutions.
The Sussex Community Foundation
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS supportSussex Community Foundation:1. Raises funds to improve quality of life in East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove2. Provides services for people and companies wishing to donate to their local community3. Is building a permanent capital fund for good causes across Sussex4. Gives grants to charities and community groups in East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove
Habitat For Humanity Great Britain
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Environment1) We fund raise to make grants to HFH projects in the UK and around the world.2) We support partner organisations around the world in project design,execution, monitoring and evaluation.3) We recruit, train and equip volunteer teams to send to HFH projects in the UK and around the world.
The Trust For Welsh Archaeology
Charitable activities, HeritageThe principal activity of the company during the year was the education of the public in archaeology through the provision of archaeological services.
Spring Impact
Charitable activities1. Consultancy: Work with partners to help them achieve their social mission by scaling their impactthrough replication.2. Research: Contribute towards the global knowledge-base on scale up and replication. 3. Advocacy: Promote sector-wide awareness and understanding of the reasons for scaling social impact. Build eco-systems that support an organisation's social replication journey.
Disablement Association Of Barking And Dagenham
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Education, Health, Social welfareIndependent living support, accessible transport services, supported employment training, training and personal development, personalcare support, community development, disabled & inclusive children's services, NVQ centre, welfare benefit/rights support, advocacy, integrated provision for deaf people (adults & young people), equipment service, dial-a-wheelchair, volunteering (all abilities).
Juno Women's Aid
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Housing, Social welfareSupporting women and children or their dependants who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence. Operating a 24 hour freephone helpline, a drop in service, outreach support for women and children, independent domestic violence advocate service, RISE support schemes, refuge provision, pets fostering scheme and domestic violence training for individuals and agencies.
Ukgbc
Charitable activities1. to dramatically improve the sustainability of the built environment by radically improving the way it is planned, designed, constructed, maintained and operated; 2. to advance the education of the public in the sustainability, conservation, protection and improvement of the built environment;3. to promote the sustainability, conservation, protection and improvement of the built environment
The Prudence Trust
Charitable activities, Health, Social welfareThe Prudence Trust makes grants in the following areas; mental health, disadvantaged communities, the arts, the environment and other general grant-making.
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
Charitable activities, ReligionWe are a grant-making Quaker trust which supports people who address the root causes of conflict and injustice.
The End Fund
Beneficiary group, Charitable activitiesThe END Fund seeks to ensure people at risk of NTDs can live healthy and prosperous lives and delivers its charitable aims primarily through grant making. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of parasitic and bacterial infectious diseases that affect more than 1.5 billion of the world's most impoverished people, including about 869 million children.
The Indigo Trust
Charitable activitiesGrant making
Whitechapel Gallery
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, HeritageThe Charitable organisation main objectives are:The provision and maintenance of an art gallery for exhibition to the public of modern and historical fine art; modern and historical design and applied art; and work done by school children and local communities.Promoting and encouraging the education of the public in the arts both in the Gallery and elsewhere.
People's Health Trust
Charitable activitiesThe charity make grants to charities and community groups within defined and published geographical areas across England, Scotland and Wales for the purpose of supporting greater health equity. The core principles behind our actions are that where a person lives should not unfairly reduce the length of that person?s life, or the quality of their health.
The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust
Charitable activitiesGenerating income from property and other investments in order to make grants to various registered charities including but not exclusively in the fields of medicine, education and welfare.
Wyggestons And Trinity Almshouses
Charitable activities, Education, Health, Housing, Social careAlmshouses in the West end area of the city of Leicester for people over the age of 60 years.Residential Care Home with 26 single en suite rooms.Annual grant to the Wyggeston School Foundation.Grants to individuals paid through Leicester Charity Link.Provision of property for housing homeless people managed via an external agency
Shumei Eiko Limited
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, EducationThe principal objects and activities of the charity, as set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association,are to advance the education of young persons and mature students and in particular,but without prejudice to,persons of Japanese origin and to advance the education of the public in all aspects of Japanese culture.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many charitable activities charities are there in the UK?
There are 14,985 registered charitable activities charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the charitable activities charities by income?
Lloyd's Register Foundation is the largest by latest reported annual income (£691.7m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of charitable activities charities?
Charitable activities charities reported a combined annual income of £17.8bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for charitable activities charities?
Across all charitable activities charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 85.8%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of charitable activities charities?
Charitable activities charities have an average annual income of £1.1m. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.